MOT special notice 05-18: training environment and redesigned test documents
Published 13 April 2018
Applies to England, Scotland and Wales
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1. EU training environment
To assist with the changes to the MOT test on 20 May 2018, DVSA has created a training environment.
The training environment will be available from 20 April 2018.
AEs must ensure that their testers are fully aware of the changes, testers are also responsible for keeping up to date with these changes and should use this environment to become familiar with the new defect component categories and defect layout ahead of the changes.
To use to the environment login using your normal username and password (2FA is not required).
Note - if you change your password in the live service you will have to use your old password until the following day when the system will have been refreshed.
Click on the training button and enter the VRM and VIN of the vehicle you want to use.
One suggested exercise is to use the details from tests you have failed using the current component categories and find the defects within the new categories.
Like the live training feature, the test result will not be saved and no documents will be produced when the test is completed.
This environment will be available until 27 May 2018.
Additional training information can be found on GOV.UK.
2. Redesigned test documents
The redesigned MOT test certificate and refusal of a MOT test certificate will be released on 19 April 2018.
The current certificates will remain valid until the expiry date printed on them and there is no requirement for them to be replaced with the new version.
However, from this date, should a duplicate or replacement certificate of the current version be issued it will be produced in the new format.
Samples of the new versions can be seen at: